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First-class passengers on a sinking ship : elite politics and the decline of great powers /

The extent and irreversibility of U.S. decline is becoming ever more obvious as America loses war after war and as one industry after another loses its technological edge. Lachmann explains why the United States will not be able to sustain its global dominance. He contrasts America's relatively...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Lachmann, Richard (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Verso, [2020]
Subjects:	Great powers. United States > Foreign relations.

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